Sergio Mitre reacts after giving up his final homer of the night in the fourth. (AP)
By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
The Yankees allowed five homers, with four coming off Sergio Mitre. New York provided some fireworks of its own in the eighth, when Jorge Posada, who had a pitch thrown behind him, scored on Brett Gardner's double and bumped into reliever Jesse Carlson. Both Posada and Carlson were ejected after the ensuing fracas.
Accardo pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. Mitre pitched to 3 batters in the 6th.
Scores: Halladay 47, Mitre 24. WP: Melancon 2. HBP: Encarnacion (by Mitre), Hill, A (by Melancon). Pitches-strikes:
Halladay 112-75, Carlson 29-18, Accardo 7-3, Downs, S 3-3, League 32-22, Mitre 79-54, Ramirez, E 21-12, Melancon 23-13, Dunn
21-12. Groundouts-flyouts: Halladay 8-2, Carlson 2-1, Accardo 0-0, Downs, S 1-0, League 0-2, Mitre 8-1, Ramirez,
E 0-2, Melancon 0-1, Dunn 0-0. Batters faced: Halladay 28, Carlson 8, Accardo 1, Downs, S 1, League 5, Mitre 25,
Ramirez, E 7, Melancon 7, Dunn 6. Inherited runners-scored: Accardo 2-0, Downs, S 3-0, Ramirez, E 2-1, Melancon
2-1, Dunn 2-1. Ejections: Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Jesse Carlson ejected by HP umpire Jim Joyce (8th); New York
Yankees catcher Jorge Posada ejected by HP umpire Jim Joyce (8th) Umpires: HP: Jim Joyce. 1B: Greg Gibson. 2B:
Bill Miller. 3B: Derryl Cousins. Weather: 75 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, Out to RF. T:
3:52. Att: 45,847. Venue: Yankee Stadium. September 15, 2009 September 15, 2009
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner